Meet the Tradsformees – suitable presents for kids with grandparents and relatives who can’t spot the difference between the real and shanzhai thing:
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Well, what do I miss about Shanghai? Dancing in the street – yes, Walking backwards – yes, old guys getting their groove at the 1 minute mark of this video – YES!
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When we first learnt of moving to Singapore everyone kept telling us of the cliche’s – hot, boring, strict, boring, and hot. Oh and clean – our ayi told me she was most impressed by Singapore’s cleanliness. Well, things aren’t really as they seem. The language is familiar but the mixing pot of cultures, cuisine, [...]
If you’re into snowboarding and live in Shanghai then here’s an event for you over the weekend.
Mellow Parks is a group of snowboarders based up north near Beijing and run the snow parks at Nanshan, Xiling, and Qiaobo. This weekend they’re headed to Shanghai to show off their first snowboard movie production called “Happy Niu [...]
Now that I’m leaving Shanghai in a few days it’s time to spill the beans on places we recommend to eat. First cab off the rank is Xi Bei (West North) – some of the freshest cuisine from the north-west area of China you’ll ever have.
Delicious, fresh, and cheap are the three things you [...]
Now, I would never complain about the service one gets from any DVD seller in Shanghai. DVDs are cheap, quick to market, and did I mention cheap? So I just have one small suggestion:
“Can you use a little less packaging?”
I’m far from being a tree hugger – like I could find one to hug [...]
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It seems like any old bum with a camera adds “photography” to their list of hobbies after living in Shanghai – guys like me, I’m a guy like me. I guess it was either that or shopping.
Anywho, while I’m busy tomorrow to go to this event it looks like a great little, free, get [...]
There’s many restrictions when you get inside the metro system in Shanghai – no explosives, hand guns, fireworks, and you’re not even allowed to smoke. In fact, you’re not even supposed to spit.
But sharks? Well they are more than welcome:
It just goes to show that you don’t need to put too much gel in your [...]
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Last week we ran around the countryside of Sichuan to see Pandas, eat hot pots, and visit Jiuzhaigou 九寨沟. More on the logistics and good times later – let’s fast forward to the juicy part – when we almost died.
We’re already accustomed to fast and crazy taxi drivers. Give a Shanghai taxi driver 100m of [...]
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I’m in Sichuan to have a poke around and see the Pandas (amongst other things) this week. Time is short so here are 5 quick things I’ve learnt about Pandas (that you may not already know).
